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Mr. Luard: Individual British Depen- dent Territories meet the bulk of the costs of their administration. Some costs fall to the Government, and these were esti- mated at about £3.3-million annually in 1976.
Embassy, Washington
Sir Nigel Fisher asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why British Embassy staff in Washington were obliged to pay from their own allowances for a garden party on the occasion of the Queen's Silver Jubilee and the visit of Princess Anne..
Mr. Tomlinson: In accordance with the Government's general policy on Silver Jubilee celebrations, it was decided that no extra public funds should be made available to celebrate the occasion over- seas. However, diplomatic missions were encouraged to mark the Jubilee, using exsiting resources, in whatever way they considered to be appropriate in local circumstances. In Washington it was decided to enlarge the annual Queen's Birthday Party by topping up the fixed , allocation of funds for this occasion, in this case about $1,000, from allowances provided for other official entertainment.
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number of guests. In the event some 1,600 guests attended at a cost of $10,000.
Uganda
Mr. Molloy asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he remains satisfied with the protection of British subjects in Uganda; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Rowlands; I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave on 16th March to the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Mr. Gow)-[Vol.-928, c.186 and to the statement my right hon. Friend made during the debate on Uganda.cn 27th May.-[Vol. 932, c. 1784.]
In view of the Ugandan Government's insistence that the French Government to protect British interests in Uganda, the staff of the British Interests Section in Kampala have been withdrawn.
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Chinese Students
Mr. MacFarquhar asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many students from China have been trained in the United Kingdom in each of the past five years; how many in each subject; and what has been the average length of stay.
Mr. Luard: The number of students from China in the United Kingdom in
Her Majesty's Ambassador in Washing- ton decided to hold such a party. Mem- bers of his staff were not obliged to con- tribute towards the extra costs but volun- teered to do so from their own entertain--each of the past five academic years and ment allowances 'and nominated a set their disciplines are as follows:
Medical
Scientific
Academic Year
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
...
Number
112
88
92
50
49
31 31
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English Language
112.
46
SO
50
40
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The average length of stay was one year.
China (British Students and Personnei)
Mr. MacFarquhar asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how inany British students of the Chinese language have been trained in China in each of the past five years; and what has been the average length of stay.
Mr. Luard: The numbers of British students studying in China in each year of the past five academic years-latterly under the Chinese Government Scholar- ship scheme established in 1975 and
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administered by the British Council- are as follows:
Academic Year
1972/73
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
No.
Nil
11
15
7
15
17
The average length of stay was 11 months.
Mr. MacFarquhar asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many British university sino- logists of the rank of lecturer and above
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